String str = resp.toString();
        assertTrue(str.contains("count=512"), "toString should include numeric count");
    }

    @Test
    public void testReturnFromReadParameterWordsWireFormatIs8() {
        // ensure the method returns 8 as claimed
        byte[] buf = new byte[12];
        buf[0] = 0x00;
        buf[1] = 0x10; // count = 4096 in little-endian (0x1000)